Restaurants
Auteuil
Explore the culinary heights in Ostend with our Lady Chef of the Belgian coast Caroline and her new right hand Isabelle in this cosy and charming restaurant with sea view.
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Niki de Saint Phalle: Quatre NanasMenu Price
Price p.p. (dinner 4 courses, plate): 90 EUR
Price p.p. (dinner 4 courses, wine, plate): 115 EUR
Practical
Closing days: Wednesday and Thursday
Specialties: monthly changing gastronomic menus
Chef: Caroline Lauwaert and Isabelle
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Beluga
You can enjoy a fine French-Belgian and suggestive cuisine in a stylish setting . The menu includes many dishes with lobster, oysters and Beluga caviar.
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Wolfgang Volz: Christo and Jeanne-Claude Surrounded Islands, Miami, Florida 1980-83Menu Price
Price p.p. (dinner 4 courses, plate): 97 EUR
Price p.p. (dinner 4 courses, wine, plate): 117 EUR
Practical
Closing days: open every day
Specialties: Combination of fried Landes foie gras with caramelised Cox apple on French toast dressed and flavoured with mountain orange sauce
Chef: Hassen Jaidane
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Chez Nous
Treat yourself to culinary delights in a classy interior. Your host Rik Vanhee and your hostess Chantal Plancke introduce you to the marvels of Oostende gastronomy.
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Arman: Image of tea kettlesMenu Price
Price p.p. (dinner 4 courses, plate): 90 EUR
Price p.p. (dinner 4 courses, wine, plate): 110 EUR
Practical
Closing days: Monday, Tuesday
Holidays: 15 till 31/01/09
Specialties: fish dishes, fish fondue, lobster
Chef: Herald Callewaert
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Fort Napoleon
Hidden in the dunes on the Eastern Bank, the Fort Napoleon is the place to be for a gastronomic dinner in an exclusive setting designed by Fabiaan Van Severen.
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Reinhoud D'Haese: WintertimeMenu Price
Price p.p. (dinner 4 courses, plate): 90 EUR
Price p.p. (dinner 4 courses, wine, plate): 110 EUR
Practical
Closing days: Monday (in summer and winter), Tuesday (only in wintertime)
Specialities: fish dishes
Chef: Rudi De Coster
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Gloria
Restaurant Gloria is located opposite the Casino Kursaal of Oostende. In this restaurant you dine in a stylish setting with sea view. Fish and lobster dishes are the specialty of Chef Philippe De Wilde.
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Jacques Villeglé: ImagesMenu Price
Price p.p. (dinner 4 courses, plate): 95 EUR
Price p.p. (dinner 4 courses, wine, plate): 115 EUR
Practical
Closing days: Wednesday and Thursday
Specialties: fish and lobster dishes
Chef: Philippe De Wilde
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Le Grillon
Le Grillon was established in 1969 by the parents of the current manager, Willy Verdonck. Excellent French cuisine and a cosy décor for dining with family and friends.
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Jean-Michel Folon: Le jour et la nuitMenu Price
Price p.p. (dinner 4 courses, plate): 85 EUR
Price p.p. (dinner 4 courses, wine, plate): 110 EUR
Practical
Closing days: Wednesday evening (outside school holidays) and Thursday
Holidays: October
Specialties: Oostende shrimps, lobster, fresh thornback ray, turbot and eels
Chef: Jean Delanghe, René Sanders and Chris Pinchet
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Marina
An absolute must for all fans of the fine, pure and delicious Italian cuisine. In this restaurant you enjoy daily fresh products accompanied by the best pastes.
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Rotraut: CoeurMenu Price
Price p.p. (dinner 4 courses, plate): 90 EUR
Price p.p. (dinner 4 courses, wine, plate): 110 EUR
Practical
Closing days: open every day
Specialties: sea bream in salt crust, beef carpaccio with truffles and sea bream fillet with truffles and risotto and the unrivalled Marsala sabayon.
Chef: Domenico Acquaro
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Perigord
Art-deco style with marvellous sea view and experiencing the royal atmosphere of times past.
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Delphine Boël: Bla bla du jourMenu Price
Price p.p. (dinner 4 courses, plate): 85 EUR
Price p.p. (dinner 4 courses, wine, plate): 110 EUR
Practical
Closing days: Sunday and Monday evening
Holidays: 5 till 9 January 2009
Specialties: fish dishes
Chef: Philip Vanbelle
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Petit Nice
Come and enjoy the setting sun on the most beautiful and sunniest spot of the seawall, called 'Petit Nice'. Master Chef Jacques Ghaye takes you along the waves of exquisite culinary delight.
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Georges Moquay: Smoke kind butMenu Price
Price p.p. (dinner 4 courses, plate): 85 EUR
Price p.p. (dinner 4 courses, wine, plate): 105 EUR
Practical
Closing Days: Monday (outside summer season) and Wednesday
Specialties: fish dishes
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Savarin
The elegant interior of restaurant Savarin provides a serene, artistic atmosphere. Welcome to this haven of culinary delight, where the eternal rhythm of the tides provides a meditative environment.
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Kimiko Yoshida: Oostende.Self-portrait, 2007Menu Price
Price p.p. (dinner 4 courses, plate): 98 EUR
Price p.p. (dinner 4 courses, wine, plate): 118 EUR
Practical
Closing Days: open every day
Specialties: fish dishes
Chef: Hendrik Vanhee and Vanoost Abia
